Zaporizhzhia

IAEA chief makes plea for Zaporizhzhia safe zone after outage

By Francois Murphy VIENNA, March 9 (Reuters) - U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi on Thursday appealed for a protection zone around the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine…

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Ukraine official says time for U.N. peacekeepers at nuclear plant

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Ukraine wants the United Nations to send peacekeepers to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant even without a deal with Russia to establish…

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Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant remains under Moscow control

Nov 28 (Reuters) - The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant remains under Russian control, the Russia-installed administration of the occupied Enerhodar city said on Monday, after a senior Ukrainian official suggested…

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UPDATED: Zelenskiy promises victory over Russia on protest anniversary

IAEA chief warns: 'You're playing with fire!' after blasts Russia, Ukraine trade blame for shelling President Zelenskiy says eastern region hit by heavy artillery 'Fiercest battles' in Donetsk region, Zelenskiy…

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UPDATE – Ukraine nuclear plant shelled, U.N. warns: ‘You’re playing with fire!’

By Guy Faulconbridge and Caleb Davis LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is under Russian control, was rocked by shelling on Sunday, drawing condemnation from the U.N.…

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Blasts heard in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia

Oct 21 (Reuters) - A series of blasts rocked the Ukrainian cities of Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia on Friday, authorities said, after Russian forces stepped up missile strikes on Ukraine in…

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Explainer: What are the risks to Ukraine’s nuclear reactors in war

LONDON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Repeated shelling of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine has raised the possibility of a grave accident just 500 km (300 miles) from…

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Ukraine nuclear chief: Zaporizhzhia plant does not need Russian fuel

KYIV, Oct 13 (Reuters) - The head of Ukraine's state nuclear energy company on Thursday decried as "fake news" Russian assertions that the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant will need…

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Twelve killed, dozens hurt in Zaporizhzhia city shelling – Ukraine’s official

Oct 9 (Reuters) - At least 12 people were killed and 49 hospitalised, including six children, as a result of shelling in Ukraine's southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, the region's governor said on…

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Zaporizhzhia plant down to diesel generators as shelling cuts power line

KYIV/VIENNA, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Overnight shelling cut the power line supplying Ukraine's Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, forcing it to switch to emergency diesel generators, Ukraine's state nuclear company and…

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UPDATE – U.N. watchdog asks Russian authorities about Ukrainian nuclear plant head

KYIV, Oct 1 (Reuters) - A Russian patrol has detained the director general of Ukraine's Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the state-owned company in charge of the plant said on Saturday, and…

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Factbox: The four regions that Russia is poised to annex from Ukraine

LONDON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will proclaim the annexation of four Ukrainian regions at a Kremlin ceremony on Friday, a major escalation in the seven-month war.…

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UPDATED: Russia starts annexation vote in occupied areas of Ukraine, West condemns ‘sham’

KYIV, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Russia began referendums on Friday aimed at annexing four occupied regions of Ukraine, raising the stakes of the seven-month-old war in what Kyiv called an…

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Poland distributes iodine pills as fears grow over Ukraine nuclear plant

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland, concerned about fighting around Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, has distributed iodine tablets to regional fire departments to give to people in the event of radioactive…

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UPDATED: IAEA mission to Zaporizhzhia plant “may be shorter” than planned- source

KYIV, Sept 1 (Reuters) - The IAEA's monitoring mission to the under-fire Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant may turn out to be "shorter than planned," a Ukrainian source with knowledge of the…

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IAEA team sets off towards Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

KYIV, Aug 31 (Reuters) - An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team set off from the Ukrainian capital towards the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on Wednesday to inspect for damage…

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IAEA team to inspect Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant this week

KYIV/VIENNA, Aug 29 (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog will inspect the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine this week, it said on Twitter on Monday. The announcement comes after months…

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EXPLAINER – The vast nuclear plant in the eye of the war in Ukraine

LONDON (Reuters) - The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine has been shelled in recent days, raising the possibility of a grave accident just 500 km (around 300 miles)…

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UPDATED: Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant cut off from supplying power to Ukraine

MOSCOW, Aug 26 (Reuters) - A Russian-installed official in the occupied part of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region said on Friday that Ukrainian forces had broken the final power line connecting the…

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UPDATED: Ukraine envoy criticises pope over comments on Russian killed by car bomb

VATICAN CITY, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Ukraine's ambassador to the Vatican on Wednesday criticised Pope Francis for referring to Darya Dugina, daughter of a prominent Russian ultra-nationalist, who was killed…

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Dmitry Medvedev warns: ‘Accidents can happen at European nuclear plants too’

Russian ex-president Dmitry Medvedev issued a veiled threat on Friday to Ukraine's Western allies who have accused Russia of creating the risk of a nuclear catastrophe by stationing forces around…

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Moscow says Ukraine ‘taking Europe hostage’ by shelling nuclear plant

MOSCOW, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Russia on Monday accused Kyiv of trying to "take Europe hostage" by shelling the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine. In a statement, Russia's foreign ministry…

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Ukraine accuses Russia of shelling nuclear plant again

KYIV, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Ukraine accused Russia on Sunday of again shelling Europe's largest nuclear power plant, the Zaporizhzhia, and called for new international sanctions on Moscow for "nuclear terror". Ukraine's…

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Zelenskiy calls for tougher international response after shelling of nuclear plant

KYIV, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on Sunday for a stronger international response to what he described as Russian "nuclear terror" after shelling at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power…

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UPDATED: Pope hails departure of Ukrainian grain ships as ‘sign of hope’

VATICAN CITY, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Sunday welcomed the departure from Ukrainian Black Sea ports of the first ships carrying grain previously blockaded by Russia, saying the breakthrough could…

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Blasts rock Ukraine city as Russian missiles drive up civilian death toll

KYIV/SERHIIVKA, Ukraine, July 2 (Reuters) - Explosions rocked the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv on Saturday, the mayor said, at the end of a week in which Russian missiles have slammed into…

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Russia says it hit U.S., European weapons in missile strike in Ukraine

April 27 (Reuters) - Russia's defence ministry said on Wednesday its Kalibr missiles had struck an arms depot in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region housing weapons from the United States and European countries. The ministry --which said…

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Ukraine says Russian rockets flew over Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant

Ukraine's state-run atomic energy company said Russian missiles flew at low altitude over Europe's largest nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine on Tuesday, and reiterated warnings that Russia's invasion could…

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UPDATED: Belarus to ensure power supply to Chernobyl plant

March 10 (Reuters) - Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has instructed Belarusian specialists to ensure power supply to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, the BelTA news agency reported on Thursday. Ukraine…

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Staff at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant under Russian orders, IAEA says

VIENNA, March 6 (Reuters) - Staff at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant continue to operate it, but management is now under the orders of the commander of the Russian forces that seized…

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